Now That's an Exit

Some Wired research recently familiarized us with the career of Keeve M. Siegel, a well-known champion of both holography and controlled nuclear fusion. Siegel's involvement in the latter technology earned him a 1975 invite to Congress, where he was supposed to make the case for additional government funding. But, tragically, he never got the chance to wrap up his testimony. The March 19, 1975 edition of The Washington Post gave a brief account of what transpired:

Last week, as he was...